Evaluation consultant - DIPECHO Projects

Background

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) with its main implementing partners such as the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) and the Bangkok Regional Office of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is currently implementing two projects with funding support from the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), under the DIPECHO 5th Action Plan for South East Asia for 2007-2008.

The two projects are:

1. The MRCS-ADPC project (hereinafter called ECHO III Project) supports to implementation of flood preparedness programs at provincial, district and commune levels in the lower Mekong basin , currently the phase III ( Jan 2007- April 2008) focuses on building capacity of the selected provinces and districts on flood preparedness programs.

2. The Regional Office of UNDP-ADPC project (hereinafter called MDRD-EDU Project) supports to implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action through mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into development planning and implementation: advocacy and pilot implementation project in education sector in 3 South East Asian RCC member countries focuses to assist the Ministry of Education in three countries working with the NDMO, to undertake a pilot project on integrating DRR into the secondary school curriculum and promoting resilient construction of new schools using research on the past impact of disasters on education sector. 

Brief scope of the evaluation

The end of project evaluation of the above projects would be conducted simultaneously. A detailed terms of reference (ToR) for each of the above two projects with its scope, focus, methodology and desired output is available on request. The overall purpose of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of the activities carried out under the project as well as advise strategies to ensure the continuation of these activities by the national and sub-national level authorities as part of their developmental planning process.

Objectives of the evaluation
• To ensure the expected project outputs are achieved and the objectives accomplished.;
• To obtain an overall view of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness
of the project activities;
• To propose strategies for continuation of these activities by the national and sub national
agencies;
• Process documentation and lessons learnt.

Required skills for the consultant
 
The evaluation consultant must have the following qualifications:
• Prior experience in conducting project evaluations both in the humanitarian and disaster management fields;
• Relevant work experience in the geographic area such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Philippines where the evaluation takes place;
• Knowledge of the local disaster management systems and recent disaster risk reduction initiatives of the target countries;
• Demonstrated skills in documentation and report writing.